Pre-game vs. Rockets

The Sonics are going to be heavy underdogs in all of their final seven games, beginning tonight against Houston, which is trying to get that fifth seed so they can matchup with the Jazz in the first round instead of perhaps the Lakers or Spurs, so this is a significant game for them.

And for the Sonics, it’s important not to lay down and give up. They have played hard in some stretches and broken down in others, and if they continue to have those lapses, it will get worse.

As for injuries: Donyell Marshall is able to play and Damien Wilkins wasn’t in pre-game warmups and likely will miss a second straight contest.